Is Pat Butler Elementary a good school?

Pat Butler Elementary ranks 2409 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pat Butler Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 387 students attended Pat Butler Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pat Butler Elementary?

Students at Pat Butler Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 42% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pat Butler Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pat Butler Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : George H. Flamson Middle High : Paso Robles High

Pat Butler Elementary

Summary:

Pat Butler Elementary is a public elementary school in Paso Robles, California, serving 387 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 841 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Pat Butler Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 47.57% of Pat Butler students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 42.27% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, 37.5% of Pat Butler students were proficient or better, compared to 28.77% for the district and 35.54% for the state. However, the school's performance among Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students is relatively weaker, ranking 3,216 out of 5,102 and 2,873 out of 5,511 California elementary schools, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, Kermit King Elementary, another school in the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, consistently outperforms Pat Butler Elementary in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Additionally, Vineyard Elementary, a school in the neighboring Templeton Unified School District, also outperforms Pat Butler Elementary in both subject areas. The school also faces a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.7% in 2018-2019 to 24.6% in 2022-2023, which may impact student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

700 Nicklaus St.
Paso Robles, CA 93446-3415

(805) 769-1750

District: Paso Robles Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2409^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Pat Butler Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	George H. Flamson Middle
High:	Paso Robles High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 387

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.2%

White:

42.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pat Butler Elementary ranks better than 58.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.74. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.2%), White (42.4%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pat Butler Elementary is 24.1, which is the 3^rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Pat Butler Elementary employs 16 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pat Butler Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pat Butler Elementary 2409^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Pat Butler Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Paso Robles Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Paso Robles Joint Unified 841^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pat Butler Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	76.02	1078^th	4809	77.6%
2005	81.11	884^th	4822	81.7%
2006	78.85	1008^th	4818	79.1%
2007	74.15	1203^rd	5113	76.5%
2008	72.66	1295^th	5113	74.7%
2009	67.73	1547^th	5193	70.2%
2010	61.11	1916^th	5314	63.9%
2011	67.15	1624^th	5377	69.8%
2012	64.51	1814^th	5390	66.3%
2013	79.73	1072^nd	5530	80.6%
2015	76.76	1244^th	5611	77.8%
2016	69.79	1533^rd	5614	72.7%
2017	77.17	1239^th	5692	78.2%
2018	75.16	1356^th	5662	76.1%
2019	72.45	1489^th	5789	74.3%
2022	64.89	1817^th	5883	69.1%
2023	61.61	1985^th	5874	66.2%
2024	52.74	2409^th	5862	58.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	43.54	1565^th	3311	52.7%
2023	43.47	1583^rd	3250	51.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.71	1145^th	5084	77.5%
2019	69.72	1203^rd	5173	76.7%
2022	55.53	1946^th	5264	63.0%
2023	46.68	2583^rd	5374	51.9%
2024	43.31	2873^rd	5511	47.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	71.73	1418^th	5413	73.8%
2019	62.65	1860^th	5492	66.1%
2022	61.52	1873^rd	5635	66.8%
2023	64.01	1761^st	5617	68.6%
2024	47.11	2576^th	5605	54.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	52.65	906^th	2585	65.0%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.00	93^rd	140	33.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.16	1259^th	5431	76.8%
2019	78.37	1158^th	5510	79.0%
2022	66.21	1677^th	5663	70.4%
2023	57.75	2049^th	5650	63.7%
2024	58.11	2059^th	5636	63.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.98	1573^rd	4830	67.4%
2019	76.29	863^rd	4963	82.6%
2022	47.43	2369^th	5084	53.4%
2023	44.99	2556^th	5098	49.9%
2024	36.60	3216^th	5102	37.0%

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Rank History for White students at Pat Butler Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.00	859^th	2737	68.6%
2019	55.92	1343^rd	2834	52.6%
2022	62.23	1068^th	2726	60.8%
2023	67.55	879^th	2662	67.0%
2024	47.92	1478^th	2647	44.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pat Butler Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1998	396	13	15	57	4	n/a	n/a	0	485
1999	375	12	8	73	4	n/a	n/a	0	472
2000	376	11	16	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	470
2001	392	16	11	67	2	n/a	n/a	0	488
2002	266	40	8	62	3	n/a	n/a	0	379
2003	266	40	8	62	3	n/a	n/a	0	379
2004	271	5	9	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	358
2005	310	14	11	73	2	n/a	n/a	1	411
2006	298	15	14	89	6	n/a	n/a	3	425
2007	319	11	13	107	6	n/a	n/a	6	462
2008	258	12	17	121	7	n/a	n/a	0	415
2009	259	17	18	139	5	4	6	0	448
2010	259	13	17	152	3	4	10	0	458
2011	248	14	12	138	4	3	12	0	431
2012	242	12	14	166	3	2	11	0	450
2013	211	10	10	158	2	2	14	0	407
2014	235	10	8	187	1	0	19	0	460
2015	250	11	3	172	1	0	26	0	463
2016	247	5	4	153	1	0	26	0	436
2017	245	6	4	181	1	0	25	0	462
2018	255	6	4	180	0	0	20	0	465
2019	247	7	3	184	0	0	26	0	467
2020	241	6	3	197	0	0	22	0	469
2021	200	4	3	197	1	0	20	0	425
2022	191	3	4	219	0	0	20	0	437
2023	164	3	4	198	0	0	18	0	387

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pat Butler Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	485	24.5	19.8	21.6
1999	472	24.5	19.3	21.6
2000	470	25.5	18.4	20
2001	488	25.7	19.0	16.4
2002	379	19.0	19.9	19.3
2003	379	19.0	19.9	19.3
2004	358	18.5	19.4	21.5
2005	411	21.0	19.6	20.2
2006	425	21.0	20.2	25.6
2007	462	23.0	20.1	27.6
2008	415	24.0	17.3	38.1
2009	448	22.0	19.5	0
2010	458	19.5	23.4	41.7
2011	431	n/a	n/a	45.5
2012	450	15.3	29.3	n/a
2013	407	14.0	29.0	45.7
2014	460	15.0	30.6	46.5
2015	463	18.0	25.7	38.2
2016	436	16.0	27.2	39
2017	462	17.0	27.1	41.1
2018	465	17.0	27.3	43.2
2019	467	17.0	27.4	41.1
2020	469	n/a	n/a	41.4
2021	425	16.0	26.5	41.6
2022	437	16.0	27.3	52.2
2023	387	16.0	24.1	53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pat Butler Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1998	485	24.5	19.8	21.6
1999	472	24.5	19.3	21.6
2000	470	25.5	18.4	20
2001	488	25.7	19.0	16.4
2002	379	19.0	19.9	19.3
2003	379	19.0	19.9	19.3
2004	358	18.5	19.4	21.5
2005	411	21.0	19.6	20.2
2006	425	21.0	20.2	25.6
2007	462	23.0	20.1	27.6
2008	415	24.0	17.3	38.1
2009	448	22.0	19.5	0
2010	458	19.5	23.4	41.7
2011	431	n/a	n/a	45.5
2012	450	15.3	29.3	n/a
2013	407	14.0	29.0	45.7
2014	460	15.0	30.6	46.5
2015	463	18.0	25.7	38.2
2016	436	16.0	27.2	39
2017	462	17.0	27.1	41.1
2018	465	17.0	27.3	43.2
2019	467	17.0	27.4	41.1
2020	469	n/a	n/a	41.4
2021	425	16.0	26.5	41.6
2022	437	16.0	27.3	52.2
2023	387	16.0	24.1	53.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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